[IFF] Weekly | April 27 - May 1

IFF Team team at internetfreedomfestival.org
Fri May 1 00:28:34 CEST 2020 

Dear friends,

This newsletter is a service for internet freedom defenders around the
world! Send us interesting updates, open positions, events, and
resources and we will share them in our next newsletter. Contact us at
team at internetfreedomfestival.org.

Here are our updates for the week of April 27 to May 1:

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*** Upcoming Community Knowledge Share (CKS) Workshops ***

@ May 7 | Coffee Talk with Nash Sheard, EFF
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks11

@ May 12 | Covid-19 Without a Lockdown: Digital Tools Used in Taiwan for
Coronavirus Prevention & Monitoring
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks11

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*** Journalists & Editors Tell How They Are Coping During
Self-Quarantine in South Africa ***

Volume has released “Media Diaries”, a series of podcasts that tracks
journalists and editors in their intimate moments - as they send us
voice notes via WhatsApp - and they document how they are coping and
innovating around COVID-19.

https://www.volume.africa/media-diaries


*** Keep Calm is Finally Here! ***

Gust Andrews has finally released her book “Keep Calm and Log On.” The
book has tons of  information on how  to survive the digital  revolution
without being trampled!

https://twitter.com/keepcalmlogon


*** Fighting Misinformation and Defending Free Expression dDuring
COVID-19 ***

Access Now released a guide focused on recommendations for governments,
companies, NGOs, and individuals to protect freedom of expression and
the right to impart and access information during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 https://www.accessnow.org/cms/assets/uploads/2020/04/Fighting-misinformation-and-defending-free-expression-during-COVID-19-recommendations-for-states-1.pdf


*** Reviewing and Updating Santa Clara Principles ***

The people behind the Santa Clara Principles on Transparency and
Accountability in Content Moderation are reviewing its principles, and
they are looking for feedback. You can help them by answering their key
questions before June 30th.

https://santaclaraprinciples.org/cfp/


*** A Guide To Help You Choose the Right Video Conferencing Tool ***

Check out Freedom of the Press Foundation’s handy guide that outlines
the key calling and security features of the most popular video
conferencing tools available. Includes a helpful explainer chart.

https://freedom.press/training/blog/videoconferencing-tools/


*** COVID Related News ***

The following are articles related to COVID-19 shared by our community.
Please note, to help researchers in our space, we have asked that
individuals update the COVID 19 channel on the IFF Mattermost with
stories that illustrate government responses that could have lasting
privacy risks.

* Venezuela Government Perming Phishing Attack on COVID-19 Aid Site
https://twitter.com/vesinfiltro/status/1254605800955351040?s=21

* What Data Is Shared By The Singapore OpenTrace App?
https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/opentrace_privacy.pdf

* Github of the Icelandic App
https://github.com/aranja/rakning-c19-app

* COVID-19 Android Apps: Spain  App Analysis Report
https://blog.appcensus.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/report.pdf

* The Different Ways Governments are Using Phones to Fight COVID-19
https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/trace-me-on-my-cellphone-the-different-ways-governments-are-using-phones-to-fight-covid-19/https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/trace-me-on-my-cellphone-the-different-ways-governments-are-using-phones-to-fight-covid-19/

* Open Government Partnership (OGP)'s response to Covid-19
https://www.opengovpartnership.org/campaigns/open-response-open-recovery/

* Journalists and citizens in Africa have been even more particularly
affected by government restrictions during the Covid-19 outbreak.
https://guardian.ng/features/focus/africa-encroaching-on-digital-rights-under-the-pretext-of-containing-covid-19/

* Monitoring being pitched to fight COVID-19 was first tested on refugees
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2020-04-28/monitoring-being-pitched-to-fight-covid-19-was-first-tested-on-refugees

* Australia’s Coronavirus Tracing App was launch despite lingering
privacy concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/26/australias-coronavirus-tracing-app-set-to-launch-today-despite-lingering-privacy-concerns



### Grants, Fellowships, & Awards ###

Send us your opportunities, and we will include them in our newsletter!

Digital Defenders Partnership (Hivos)
Sustainable Protection Funding
https://www.digitaldefenders.org/funding/sustainable-protection-funding/
Deadline: May 22, 2020

Digital Defenders Partnership (Hivos)
Regional Partnership Funding
Deadline: May 22, 2020
https://www.digitaldefenders.org/funding/regional-partnership-funding/

FRIDA
Awards and Grants for Internet Strengthening in Latin America & the
Caribbean
Deadline: May 22, 2020
https://programafrida.net/en

United for Iran
IranCubator 2.0
Deadline: June 1st, 2020
https://united4iran.org/en/irancubator/contest.html

The Community Prototype Fund (CPF)
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://www.opentech.fund/funds/community-prototype-fund/

Mozilla’s COVID-19 Solutions Fund
Deadline: Rolling
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2020/03/31/moss-launches-covid-19-solutions-fund/

Internews
Information Saves Lives Rapid Response Fund
Deadline: Rolling
https://internews.org/information-saves-lives-rapid-response-fund-application-guidelines-and-form

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### Events Calendar ##

América Latina: la tecnología en tiempos de COVID-19
May 5 | Lead by Vivian Zúñiga, Cristian León
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks10

Coffee Talk with Nash Sheard, EFF
May 7 | Hosted by Sandy Ordonez and Trinh Nguyen
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks11

Covid-19 Without a Lockdown: Multiple digital tools are used in Taiwan
to build the intense epidemic prevention net
May 12 | Lulu Ken, Open Culture Foundation
https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks12

IFF Glitter Meetup | Every Thursday
9am EST | 1pm UTC | 9pm UTC+8
+ Mattermost - IFF Square Channel
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup

Daily Check Ins | Every Day
10am  EST | 2pm UTC
+ Mattermost - Daily Checkins Channel
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup

Check out a list of our virtual events here:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Calendar_of_Events

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### Job Opportunities ###

To view the complete list of jobs or post a job, visit the IFF Job
Board:  https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

✎  Congressional Digital Service Fellowship | TechCongress
+ Washington, DC
https://www.techcongress.io/congressional-digital-service

✎  Digital Content Specialist - Arabic | IWPR	
+ Beirut, Lebanon or Remote
https://iwpr.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=168

✎  Tech Team Member | Association for Progressive Communications	
+ Remote
https://www.apc.org/en/news/job-call-apc-looking-new-member-our-tech-team

✎  Digital Rights Program Manager | EngageMedia
+ Remote (Asia Pacific)
https://b.engagemedia.org/2020/job-opportunity-digital-rights-program-manager/

✎ Software Engineer, Language & Translation | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2028696?gh_src=47c5607b1

✎  Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager– Maternity Cover | Videre
Est Credere
+ London, United Kingdom
https://www.indeed.co.uk/viewjob?t=monitoring+evaluation+and+learning+manager+maternity+cover&jk=f0b40f2a14b02f49&_ga=2.174618850.1913603099.1587129767-2104470973.1586441465


✎  Advocacy Officer (Fixed term Contract - 1 Year Parental Leave Cover)
| Privacy International
+ London, United Kingdom
https://privacyinternational.org/opportunities/3593/advocacy-officer-fixed-term-contract-1-year-parental-leave-cover

✎  Outreach and Communications Manager | Open Technology Fund
+ Washington DC
https://www.opentech.fund/about/jobs/outreach-and-communications-manager/

✎  Program Manager | Open Technology Fund
+ Washington DC
https://www.opentech.fund/about/jobs/program-manager-2019/

✎  Technologist | Open Technology Fund
+ Washington DC
https://www.opentech.fund/about/jobs/technologist/

✎  Chief Innovation Officer | Open Technology Fund
+ Washington DC
https://www.opentech.fund/about/jobs/chief-innovation-officer/

✎  Digital Security Coordinator | Open Technology Fund
+ Washington DC
https://www.opentech.fund/about/jobs/digital-security-coordinator-journalism-support-program/

✎  Internet Censorship Researchers | Netalitica
+ Remote
https://telegra.ph/Hiring-Internet-Censorship-Researchers-02-07

✎  Senior Leadership Consultant (Sabbatical Cover) | The Engine Room
+ Remote
https://the-engine-room.breezy.hr/p/cf61f280acdf01

✎  Sub-Saharan Regional Support Manager | The Engine Room
+ Remote
https://the-engine-room.breezy.hr/p/cdfc799779eb01

✎  Technical Expert, Middle East | Internet Society
+ Muscat, Oman
https://internetsociety.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=108

✎  HR Operations Manager | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2158435?gh_src=0e3742631us

✎  Evaluation Associate (remote) | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2156774?gh_src=e61005491us

✎  Director of Technology and Human Rights Division | Human Rights Watch
+ TBA
https://boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightswatch/jobs/4657535002

✎  Senior Technologist, Elections & Democracy | Center for Democracy &
Technology
+ Washington, DC
https://cdt.org/job/senior-technologist-elections-democracy/

✎  Software Engineer | United for Respect
+ Remote, USA
https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit-job/10b634837e614a57b89115a0c9cbd31e-workit-software-engineer-united-for-respect-ufr-oakland

✎  Product Manager, Search | Wikimedia Foundation
+ San Francisco, CA or Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2152872?gh_src=ff238aea1us

✎  Fundraising Production Coordinator (Banner) | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2135757?gh_src=d1b0ee2e1us

✎  Senior Manager, Global Marketing | Wikimedia
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2149497?gh_src=469d24b61us

✎  Technical Product Manager | Wikimedia
+ San Francisco, CA or Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2147625?gh_src=299a811a1us

✎  Evaluation Strategist, Grantmaking | Wikimedia
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2147601?gh_src=9e36361d1us

✎  Senior Copywriter | Wikimedia
+ San Francisco, CA or Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2144068?gh_src=904a59001us

✎  System Architect | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2140530?gh_src=b1561f601

To view the complete list of jobs or post a job, visit the IFF Job
Board:  https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Job_Board

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